A month in space + Venus | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/series/space-monthly+venus
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A flyby of Venus, a dying galaxy and a birthday toast to Edgar Allan Poe – in pictureshttps://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2013/mar/01/venus-galaxy-toast-space-pictures
In the week a millionaire promised a hair-raising roundtrip to Mars for a lucky couple, we let you swing by the planet Venus, glimpse the fate of the Milky Way and pay tribute to a master of the macabre on Mercury – all from the comfort of your own home <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2013/mar/01/venus-galaxy-toast-space-pictures">Continue reading...</a>AstronomySpaceNasaScienceHubble space telescopeMarsVenusFri, 01 Mar 2013 17:46:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2013/mar/01/venus-galaxy-toast-space-picturesPhotograph: Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO/NASAThis collage of solar images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows how observations of the sun in different wavelengths helps highlight different aspects of the sun's surface and atmosphere. (The collage also includes images from other SDO instruments that display magnetic and Doppler information.) Photograph: Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO/NASAPhotograph: Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO/NASAThis collage of solar images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows how observations of the sun in different wavelengths helps highlight different aspects of the sun's surface and atmosphere. (The collage also includes images from other SDO instruments that display magnetic and Doppler information.) Photograph: Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO/NASAEric Hilaire and James Kingsland2013-03-01T17:46:00ZMickey Mouse on Mercury, space lichen and a little blue astronaut bird – in pictures | A month in spacehttps://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2012/jul/27/mickey-mouse-mercury-space-lichen-pictures
This month's pick of the best space-related images includes the likeness on a distant planet of Disney's most famous creation, organisms that can survive the rigours of space, and a treat for tweeps next week as the Curiosity rover touches down on Mars <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2012/jul/27/mickey-mouse-mercury-space-lichen-pictures">Continue reading...</a>AstronomyScienceSpaceHubble space telescopeInternational Space StationNasaEuropean Space AgencyVenusThe sunBiologySocial mediaTwitterTechnologyMarsMercurySaturnFri, 27 Jul 2012 13:39:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2012/jul/27/mickey-mouse-mercury-space-lichen-picturesPhotograph: SDO/NASAOn June 5-6 2012, SDO is collecting images of one of the rarest predictable solar events: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event happens in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. The last transit was in 2004 and the next will not happen until 2117. Photograph: SDO/NASAPhotograph: SDO/NASAOn June 5-6 2012, SDO is collecting images of one of the rarest predictable solar events: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event happens in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. The last transit was in 2004 and the next will not happen until 2117. Photograph: SDO/NASAEric Hilaire and James Kingsland2012-07-27T13:39:00Z